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#C8F751

#c8f751 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c8f751 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 96.86% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.21% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 76.99°, with 91.21% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7939

Complementary

  1. #c8f751
  2. #8051f7

Split complementary

  1. #c8f751
  2. #5175f7
  3. #d351f7

Analogous

  1. #f7d351
  2. #c8f751
  3. #75f751

Triadic

  1. #c8f751
  2. #51c8f7
  3. #f751c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f751
  2. #51f780
  3. #8051f7
  4. #f751c8

Square

  1. #c8f751
  2. #51f7d3
  3. #8051f7
  4. #f75175

Monochromatic

  1. #7aa708
  2. #aff00b
  3. #c8f751
  4. #dffa9a
  5. #f6fee3

Shades

#c8f751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f751
  2. #b4de49
  3. #a0c641
  4. #8cad39
  5. #789431
  6. #647c29
  7. #506320
  8. #3c4a18
  9. #283110
  10. #141908
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f751
  2. #cef862
  3. #d3f974
  4. #d9f985
  5. #defa97
  6. #e4fba8
  7. #e9fcb9
  8. #effdcb
  9. #f4fddc
  10. #fafeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f751
  2. #c1eb56
  3. #badf5a
  4. #b2d35f
  5. #abc764
  6. #a4bc69
  7. #9db06d
  8. #96a472
  9. #8e9877
  10. #878c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbedbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe838 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee65e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1ebd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efee43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebed59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cef0b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f751 {
  color: #c8f751;
}
Background
.bg-c8f751 {
  background-color: #c8f751;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f751 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 247 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 91% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f751, #75f751);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 247 81 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.36 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.41 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.56 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.08 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.24 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.75 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.79 #3708ae Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f751  rgb(200, 247, 81)  hsl(77, 91%, 64%)  Electric Lime
#8051f7  rgb(128, 81, 247)  hsl(257, 91%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#51c8f7  rgb(81, 200, 247)  hsl(197, 91%, 64%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f751c8  rgb(247, 81, 200)  hsl(317, 91%, 64%)  Rose Pink